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1 Credit value: 10 Learning outcomes After completing this unit you should be able to achieve the following learning outcomes: 1 Understand a role or roles in a musical theatre work 2 Be able to apply the appropriate performance skills 3 Be able to rehearse for a role in a musical 4 Be able to perform a role in a musical 14 Musical theatre performance Musical theatre is an extremely popular and enduring form of drama. It has the ability to appeal to a wide-ranging audience many of whom might not consider visiting the theatre to watch other forms of drama. From its origins in the music hall and operetta of the 19th century to the large-scale musical productions of the 21st century, the musical has continually developed and reinvented itself. In the late 20th century, for example, the jukebox musical brought musical theatre to a new audience of pop and rock fans via stage and screen versions of Mamma Mia!, based on the music of ABBA. Traditional musicals also continue to be popular with revivals of classic musicals such as Guys and Dolls, Oliver! and The Sound of Music drawing large audiences in London’s West End. For the performer, musical theatre presents a range of challenges. The genre combines singing, movement and acting skills, and the performer is often expected to be a master, not just a jack, of all these trades. This unit will allow you to develop skills in these three areas as well as exploring the ways in which all three interact in performance. You will have the opportunity to investigate and research roles from specific musical theatre repertoire, and develop the technical skills needed to realise these roles. You will also have the opportunity to use the skills and knowledge you develop in the rehearsal and performance of a musical theatre work or extract. BTEC Music Theatre Perf final.in1 1 16/2/10 15:29:

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Page 1: Credit value: 10 14 Musical theatre performance · 2014. 4. 26. · investigate and research roles from specifi c musical theatre repertoire, and develop the technical skills needed

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Credit value: 10

Learning outcomesAfter completing this unit you should be able to achieve the following learning outcomes:

1 Understand a role or roles in a musical theatre work

2 Be able to apply the appropriate performance skills

3 Be able to rehearse for a role in a musical

4 Be able to perform a role in a musical

14 Musical theatre performance

Musical theatre is an extremely popular and enduring form of drama. It has the ability to appeal to a wide-ranging audience many of whom might not consider visiting the theatre to watch other forms of drama.

From its origins in the music hall and operetta of the 19th century to the large-scale musical productions of the 21st century, the musical has continually developed and reinvented itself. In the late 20th century, for example, the jukebox musical brought musical theatre to a new audience of pop and rock fans via stage and screen versions of Mamma Mia!, based on the music of ABBA. Traditional musicals also continue to be popular with revivals of classic musicals such as Guys and Dolls, Oliver! and The Sound of Music drawing large audiences in London’s West End.

For the performer, musical theatre presents a range of challenges. The genre combines singing, movement and acting skills, and the performer is often expected to be a master, not just a jack, of all these trades. This unit will allow you to develop skills in these three areas as well as exploring the ways in which all three interact in performance. You will have the opportunity to investigate and research roles from specifi c musical theatre repertoire, and develop the technical skills needed to realise these roles. You will also have the opportunity to use the skills and knowledge you develop in the rehearsal and performance of a musical theatre work or extract.

BTEC Music Theatre Perf final.in1 1 16/2/10 15:29:

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sess

ed b

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rnal

ass

ignm

ent

that

will

be

dth

e tu

tors

at

your

cen

tre.

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will

be

asse

ssed

on

your

ab

ility

to:

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vest

igat

e a

role

or

role

s fr

om a

mus

ical

the

atre

wor

k •

app

ly a

nd c

omb

ine

sing

ing

, mov

emen

t an

d a

ctin

g s

kills

with

ip

erfo

rman

ce o

f a m

usic

al t

heat

re w

ork

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hear

se fo

r a

role

in a

mus

ical

the

atre

wor

k•

per

form

a ro

le in

a m

usic

al t

heat

re w

ork.

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wor

k yo

u p

rod

uce

dur

ing

you

r w

ork

on t

his

unit

may

incl

ude

•a

per

form

er’s

por

tfol

io•

DV

Ds/

vid

eos

of re

hear

sals

and

per

form

ance

s.

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D1 D2

Mar

lon,

20

year

-old

m

usic

al th

eatr

e le

arne

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y fir

st e

xper

ienc

e o

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the

atre

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bei

ng in

an

d t

he A

maz

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asst

ill re

mem

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yes

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ay. I

was

co

mp

by

the

exp

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nce

and

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inut

e o

f the

per

form

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rem

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ryin

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ugh

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liver

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usic

al o

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e na

me.

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n I w

as 1

6, I

join

ed a

BTE

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atio

nal i

n Pe

rfo

rmin

g A

rts

cour

se a

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cour

se a

llow

ed m

e to

dev

elo

p m

y sk

ills

as a

mus

ical

the

atre

per

my

sing

ing

, act

ing

and

dan

ce s

kills

. I a

m n

ow

hal

f-w

ay t

hro

ugh

a B

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ical

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atre

and

I am

ho

pin

g t

o e

vent

ually

ear

n m

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as

a m

per

form

er.

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ical

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atre

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rk a

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here

are

hig

hs a

nd lo

ws

to d

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po

intin

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hen

you

do

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get

a ro

le y

ou

have

set

yo

ur h

eart

on

rehe

arsa

l and

pra

ctic

e o

ften

do

n’t

leav

e m

uch

time

for

soci

alis

ing

. It

whe

n yo

u ar

e st

and

ing

in t

he w

ing

s o

n th

e o

pen

ing

nig

ht o

f a n

ew p

Ove

r to

yo

u•

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t ex

per

ienc

e d

o y

ou

have

of m

usic

al t

heat

re p

erfo

rman

ce, e

colle

ge

pro

duc

tions

?

•D

o y

ou

enjo

y ta

king

par

t in

and

/or

wat

chin

g m

usic

al t

heat

re?

M3

M4

D3 D4

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ctur

e o

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er a

n th

eatr

e w

ork

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is

form

and

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uctu

re

al is

a t

ype

of

fere

nt g

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s, e

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atric

al c

onv

enti

ons

.d

erin

g a

ran

ge

of

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eret

ta o

r Li

ght

Op

era

is a

form

of m

usic

al t

heat

re

that

bo

rro

ws

som

e o

f the

co

nven

tions

of o

per

a an

d t

reat

s th

em in

a li

ght

er, m

ore

po

pul

ar m

anne

r. O

per

etta

s o

f W.S

. Gilb

ert

and

Art

hur

Sulli

van

set

the

blu

eprin

t fo

r th

e g

enre

. Dur

ing

the

late

19t

h an

d e

arly

20

th c

entu

ry, G

ilber

t an

d S

ulliv

an w

rote

num

ero

us

op

eret

tas

such

as

The

Pira

tes

of P

enza

nce,

The

Mik

ado

,HM

S Pi

nafo

re a

nd T

he Y

eom

en o

f the

Gua

rd,

whi

ch w

ere

succ

essf

ul o

n b

oth

sid

es o

f the

Atla

ntic

. M

any

follo

w a

form

ula

as fo

llow

s:

• a

com

ic c

entr

al p

lot

invo

lvin

g a

pai

r o

f yo

ung

love

rs

• tw

o a

cts

with

one

co

ntin

uous

sce

ne/s

ettin

g p

er a

ct

• a

rang

e o

f sup

po

rtin

g c

hara

cter

s in

clud

ing

a c

om

ic

role

for

a m

idd

le-a

ged

/eld

erly

mal

e

• a

rang

e o

f mus

ical

num

ber

s in

clud

ing

so

los,

due

ts,

smal

l ens

emb

les

and

rous

ing

cho

rus

pie

ces.

The

op

eret

tas

rem

ain

po

pul

ar w

ith a

udie

nces

to

thi

s d

ay a

nd s

ince

bei

ng o

ut o

f co

pyr

ight

fro

m t

he e

arly

19

60s

have

bec

om

e p

op

ular

per

form

ance

pie

ces

for

amat

eur

dra

mat

ic g

roup

s. T

he P

irate

s o

f Pen

zanc

eg

aine

d a

sec

ond

life

in t

he 1

980s

whe

n A

mer

ican

th

eatr

e p

rod

ucer

, Jo

sep

h Pa

pp

, rev

ived

and

up

dat

ed

the

sho

w in

a B

road

way

pro

duc

tion

and

a s

ubse

que

nt

fi lm

.

y ag

reed

up

on

way

s

g,

py

per

form

and

the

cha

ract

ers

you

will

po

rtra

y. In

thi

s p

art

of t

he

typ

ical

mus

ical

the

atre

role

s. W

e w

ill c

ons

ider

ho

w t

hese

role

s st

ruct

ure

of a

mus

ical

, and

exp

lore

way

s o

f int

erp

retin

g a

role

.

Styl

e and

gen

re o

f a m

usica

l the

atre

wor

k‘T

he m

usic

al’ i

s a

term

use

d t

o d

escr

ibe

a nu

mb

er o

f d

iffer

ent

gen

res

and

sty

les

of p

erfo

rman

ce. I

ts o

rigin

s lie

in e

nter

tain

men

t g

enre

s o

f the

late

19t

h ce

ntur

y w

hen

mus

ic h

all,

vaud

evill

e an

d o

per

etta

wer

e p

op

ular

in

Brit

ain

and

the

USA

.

Brit

ish

Mus

ic H

all a

nd it

s A

mer

ican

co

unte

rpar

t,

Vaud

evill

e, w

as a

form

of v

arie

ty e

nter

tain

men

t th

at in

clud

ed s

ing

ing

, dan

ce ro

utin

es, c

om

edy

and

sp

ecia

lity

acts

. Thi

s fo

rm o

f ent

erta

inm

ent

dev

elo

ped

in t

he m

id t

o la

te 1

9th

cent

ury

as a

form

of

ente

rtai

nmen

t fo

r th

e p

op

ulat

ion

that

had

mo

ved

into

to

wns

and

citi

es a

s a

resu

lt o

f the

Ind

ustr

ial R

evo

lutio

n.

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mer

ica,

Vau

dev

ille

sho

ws

in t

he e

arly

20t

h ce

ntur

y le

d t

o a

form

of m

usic

al a

nd d

ance

revu

e kn

ow

n as

‘F

olli

es’.

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es w

ere

mus

ical

rev

ues

with

ela

bo

rate

,an

d D

olls

,My

Fair

LaM

e K

ate

wer

e p

erfo

rin

to fi

lms.

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Am

era

dev

elo

pm

ent

of t

hm

any

of t

he k

ey fe

at

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eret

ta

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ic c

entr

al p

lot

invo

lvin

g a

pai

r of

yo

love

rs

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acts

with

one

co

ntin

uous

sce

ne/s

ett

per

act

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ang

e of

sup

por

ting

char

acte

rs in

clud

ing

a

com

ic ro

le fo

r a

mid

dl

aged

/eld

erly

mal

e

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ang

e of

mus

ical

nu m

incl

udin

g s

olos

, due

ts,

ense

mb

les

and

rous

ing

chor

us p

iece

s

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Am

eric

an m

usic

trad

itio

n in

whi

ch d

aM

any

mus

ical

s w

ritt e

dan

ce ro

utin

es, a

nd

dan

ce p

iece

s. In

Ok l

feel

ing

s fo

r C

urly

are

seq

uenc

e th

at w

as c

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ity: O

pere

ttas

and

Fol

lies

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ch a

n ex

trac

t fr

om

an

op

eret

ta b

y G

ilber

t an

d

Sulli

van

on

vid

eo a

nd/o

r an

exa

mp

le o

f a F

olli

es

sho

w.

Dis

cuss

the

sty

le o

f the

pie

ce(s

) in

rela

tion

to t

he

‘ess

entia

l fea

ture

s’ o

f a m

usic

al y

ou

iden

tifi e

d in

th

e ea

rlier

act

ivity

.

If yo

u ar

e ab

le t

o w

atch

bo

th e

xtra

cts,

co

mp

are

and

co

ntra

st t

he fe

atur

es o

f eac

h.

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follo

win

g D

VD

s w

ill b

e us

eful

for

this

act

ivity

:

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tes

of P

enza

nce,

198

2, U

nive

rsal

Pic

ture

UK

Zieg

feld

Fo

llies

, 194

6, W

arne

r H

om

e V

ideo

.

Dec

emb

er 1

927

a sh

ow

op

ened

o

rk t

hat

is n

ow

co

nsid

ered

the

ex

amp

le o

f a c

lass

ic A

mer

ican

.e

. a ‘d

ram

atic

’ pla

y w

ith m

usic

.

at b

y O

scar

Ham

mer

stei

n an

d

Ker

n is

a s

emin

al w

ork

, whi

ch

man

y fe

atur

es t

hat

are

now

o

us w

ith t

he m

usic

al t

heat

re

lot

that

sp

ans

ove

r 47

yea

rs

ires

num

ero

us s

ets

incl

udin

g a

p

i the

atre

bo

at a

nd a

nig

htcl

ub

o.

a n

ove

l by

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na F

erb

er, i

t st

ory

of t

he h

ighs

and

low

s o

f a

bet

wee

n a

river

bo

at g

amb

ler

dau

ght

er o

f the

ow

ner

of a

o

at (t

he S

how

Bo

at).

Sho

w B

oat

co

ntin

ues

to b

e p

erfo

rmed

p

rofe

ssio

nally

and

by

amat

eur

gro

ups

to t

his

day

. In

2006

it b

ecam

e th

e fi r

st

mus

ical

to

be

per

form

ed a

t Lo

ndo

n’s

Ro

yal A

lber

t H

all w

here

it w

as s

tag

ed in

th

e ro

und

.

Ove

r to

yo

u•

Wha

t d

o y

ou

thin

k ar

e th

e es

sent

ial

feat

ures

of a

mus

ical

?

• D

ivid

e in

to p

airs

or

smal

l gro

ups

and

co

me

up w

ith a

list

of e

ssen

tial

feat

ures

(e.g

. ‘m

emo

rab

le s

ong

s’).

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mus

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plif

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mb

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ame

nam

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in

tur

n b

ased

loo

sely

on

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esp

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’s Th

e Te

mp

est.

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sho

w w

as d

irect

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ob

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lton

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rat

her

than

incl

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umb

ers

esp

ecia

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use

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ing

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p a

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ck s

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om

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clud

ed p

assa

ges

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dia

log

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aken

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m a

ran

ge

of S

hake

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re p

lays

.

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sho

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bee

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mus

ical

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igh-

ener

gy

pro

duc

tion,

whi

ch re

qui

red

the

ca

st t

o s

ing

and

pla

y th

e so

ngs

live

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stag

e. R

etur

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th

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rbid

den

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net

also

dre

w fr

om

the

pan

tom

ime

trad

itio

n, in

clud

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a g

oo

d d

eal o

f aud

ienc

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artic

ipat

ion.

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sho

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as a

hug

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cces

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lyric

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d J

ud, a

farm

feat

ures

tha

t w

ere

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m

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rat

her

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wee

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ote

ho

w

are

inte

gra

ted

into

for

this

act

ivity

:

ox

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me

res

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iona

l

mus

ical

co

ntin

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an

tic. A

ndre

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ity: E

vita

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trac

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ndew

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cuss

the

diff

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ngin

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tyle

s us

ed in

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ex

trac

t, n

otin

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hro

ugh

sung

sty

le o

f the

pie

ce.

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w d

oes

thi

s co

mp

are

with

oth

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xam

ple

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u ha

ve s

een

whe

re t

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usic

sto

ps

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sect

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clud

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ook,

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yrics

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usic

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co

mb

inat

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ele

men

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oo

k,

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song

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d t

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eate

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se e

lem

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son,

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seam

less

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bee

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spo

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usic

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as t

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om

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‘lib

ro’ w

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ript

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bo

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mus

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alo

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tag

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with

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ialo

gue

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ds

to c

om

mun

icat

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lot

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cle

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anne

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ity: T

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k at

the

‘bo

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for

a m

usic

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om

par

e it

with

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crip

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r a

conv

entio

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lay.

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te h

ow

the

mus

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num

ber

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fere

nced

in

the

bo

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cuss

the

sim

ilarit

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and

diff

eren

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bet

wee

n th

e b

oo

k an

d t

he s

crip

t.

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yrics

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rics

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the

wo

rds

with

in t

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are

set

to m

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lyric

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way

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ritte

n b

y th

e p

erso

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ho c

reat

ed t

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ialo

gue

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latio

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p b

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the

lyric

s an

d t

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usic

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th

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ore

bet

wee

n th

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ricis

t an

d t

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po

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of t

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mus

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s a

clo

se o

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any

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tner

ship

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ntin

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wee

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feat

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in t

he m

usic

al

an

ove

rtur

e, w

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ents

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sho

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pla

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the w

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ly fa

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to

upp

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role

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stan

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as t

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usic

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lve

aro

und

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love

sto

ry b

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een

the

two

lead

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cha

ract

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ortin

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les

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ical

s g

ener

ally

incl

ude

a ra

nge

of s

upp

ort

ing

role

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r p

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rmer

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exam

ple

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po

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latio

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p,

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han

and

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elai

de

in G

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and

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lls; A

do

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nnie

and

Will

Par

ker

in O

klah

om

a!

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ther

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ther

fig

ure,

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tie in

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ame

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onn

et in

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nd; A

unt

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O

klah

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om

ic ro

les,

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Hak

im in

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aho

ma!

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ely-

Nic

ely

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son

in G

uys

and

Do

lls.

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po

rtin

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hara

cter

s ar

e es

sent

ial t

o t

he s

ucce

ss

of a

sho

w. T

hey

put

the

mea

t o

n th

e b

one

s o

f the

st

ory

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y so

met

imes

pro

vid

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com

ic s

ub-p

lot

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b

alan

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with

the

mo

re s

erio

us s

tory

of t

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adin

g

char

acte

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any

of t

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mem

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mo

men

ts in

th

e m

usic

al t

heat

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per

toire

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pro

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pp

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of a

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wo

rk w

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rmer

mus

t ca

refu

lly s

tud

y th

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xt (t

he b

oo

k), t

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rics

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th

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usic

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lem

ents

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y w

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sear

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y ha

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rep

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lay

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le in

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and

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as

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hole

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sta

rt b

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s is

imp

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fam

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w

ith t

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film

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ow

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pen

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how

is t

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cene

set

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aud

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ow

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whe

re a

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hen

the

sho

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set

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mus

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pie

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how

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char

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song

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act

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our c

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m

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heat

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iece

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rep

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skill

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role

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and

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wel

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yo

ur p

rese

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kills

mat

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he s

kills

re

qui

red

by

the

role

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cur

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out

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bili

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role

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usic

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req

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the

per

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itio

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man

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par

atio

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our

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bo

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latio

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vo

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men

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ork

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tuto

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bse

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ctiv

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ass

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your

ab

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dev

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use

app

rop

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hysi

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kills

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we

have

alre

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seen

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mus

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enc

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pas

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iffer

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styl

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enre

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f the

atre

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per

form

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fam

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ab

le t

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ran

ge

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iffer

ent

actin

g, s

ing

ing

and

d

ance

sty

les.

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oug

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yle

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ctin

g u

sed

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mus

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cho

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irect

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the

styl

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f the

sho

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like

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artic

ular

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pro

ach.

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r ex

amp

le, r

equi

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nat

ural

istic

sty

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g t

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op

ted

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t is

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re a

‘no

rmal

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of p

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le in

a d

ram

atic

or

com

edic

situ

atio

n is

p

rese

nted

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vor

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pro

duc

tion

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klah

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or

exam

ple

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tura

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pie

ce.

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wev

er, m

ay re

qui

re a

mo

re s

tylis

ed

app

roac

h to

act

ing

sim

ilar

to t

hat

used

in m

elo

dra

ma

or

pan

tom

ime.

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juke

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usic

al R

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styl

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rehe

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for

line

lear

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p

ract

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in t

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atre

pie

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vita

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t th

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of b

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ter

fyo

u ar

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qui

red

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seq

uenc

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he

cally

pre

par

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r

men

ts

with

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mus

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ng

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d w

ork

on

arni

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so

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cho

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used

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r a

song

w

hich

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sco

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sung

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to

he

pitc

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of t

he

ting

ho

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hey

rise

elp

to

thi

nk o

f the

a

pat

hway

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te

y g

oes

sud

den

ly

vice

ver

sa.

es. L

ook

and

list

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th o

r if

they

diff

er.

ectio

ns in

clud

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dyn

amic

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and

follo

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p

iece

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y te

rms

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(g

21) a

s th

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ice

will

co

ntin

ue t

o d

evel

op

and

cha

nge

wel

l int

o a

dul

tho

od

. Vo

ices

are

typ

ical

ly d

ivid

ed in

to s

ix

typ

es –

fro

m s

op

rano

, the

hig

hest

fem

ale

voic

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o

bas

s, t

he lo

wes

t m

ale

voic

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om

mo

n, h

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ever

, fo

r yo

ung

fem

ale

sing

ers

to h

ave

a m

ezzo

so

pra

no r

ang

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idd

le C

to to

p G

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d fo

r you

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ales

sin

ger

s to

hav

e a

sim

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rang

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oct

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low

er w

hich

is h

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bar

itone

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rk w

ith y

our

tut

or

to e

stab

lish

your

vo

cal r

ang

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can

do

thi

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artin

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ith a

mid

-ran

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note

and

si

ngin

g fi

rstly

up

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n d

ow

n th

e no

tes

of t

he s

cale

.

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imp

ort

ant

tip is

nev

er s

trai

n to

get

a h

igh

note

. Yo

u co

uld

dam

age

your

vo

ice.

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rrec

t b

reat

hing

tec

hniq

ues

are

imp

ort

ant

for

sing

ers.

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reat

h co

ntro

l is

not

just

ab

out

lear

ning

to

get

thr

oug

h lo

ng p

hase

s w

itho

ut g

oin

g b

lue

in t

he fa

ce; t

he b

reat

h su

pp

ort

s th

e vo

ice,

so

the

way

in w

hich

a s

ing

er

cont

rols

the

bre

ath

will

dra

stic

ally

affe

ct t

he s

oun

d a

nd

tone

qua

lity

of t

heir

sing

ing

vo

ice.

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n so

meo

ne b

reat

hes

norm

ally

the

y te

nd t

o in

hale

sh

allo

wly

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t is

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fully

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te t

he lu

ngs.

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sing

er n

eed

s to

inha

le t

o fu

lly fi

ll th

e lu

ngs,

the

n ex

hale

in

a c

ont

rolle

d m

anne

r.

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athi

ng

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n yo

u b

reat

he d

eep

ly, t

he lo

wer

rib

s (w

hich

are

m

ove

able

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and

.

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e yo

ur h

and

s o

n ea

ch s

ide

of t

hese

low

er r

ibs.

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reat

he d

eep

ly a

nd y

ou

will

feel

the

rib

s an

d y

our

in

terc

ost

al m

uscl

es m

ovi

ng.

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ther

mus

cle

whi

ch h

elp

s yo

u b

reat

he is

the

d

iap

hrag

m. I

t is

loca

ted

bel

ow

the

rib

s, b

ut a

bo

ve t

he

sto

mac

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o fe

el t

he d

iap

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m m

ovi

ng, p

lace

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flat

o

f yo

ur h

and

just

ab

ove

yo

ur s

tom

ach

and

bre

athe

d

eep

ly.

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od

po

stur

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ill a

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hel

p y

ou

bre

athe

co

rrec

tly.

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emb

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o s

tand

up

right

with

yo

ur s

houl

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ow

n an

d re

laxe

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o n

ot

allo

w y

our

sho

uld

ers

to r

ise

whe

n yo

u in

hale

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ct a

so

ng fr

om

the

mus

ical

yo

u ar

e re

hear

sing

.

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are

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song

for

a ‘p

erfo

rman

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hat

will

be

vid

eoed

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emb

erin

g t

o t

hink

ab

out

ch

arac

teris

atio

n (v

oca

l and

phy

sica

l).

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ch y

our

per

form

ance

bac

k an

d c

ons

ider

ho

w

wel

l yo

u:

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aint

aine

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our

focu

s an

d c

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entr

atio

n th

roug

hout

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mm

unic

ated

the

mo

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and

em

otio

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f the

so

ng t

hro

ugh

voca

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phy

sica

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ress

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erfo

rmed

with

go

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into

nati

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ovem

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form

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in m

usic

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wo

rk w

ith

the

cho

reo

gra

phe

r w

hose

job

it is

to

cre

ate

the

dan

ce

rout

ines

for

the

sho

w. P

erfo

rmer

s m

ust

be

able

to

pic

k up

rout

ines

qui

ckly

, res

po

ndin

g t

o t

he c

hore

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rap

hy

with

rhy

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acc

urac

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e se

ctio

ns o

f the

sho

w m

ay re

qui

re m

usic

al

sett

ing

. Thi

s is

whe

re c

hore

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rap

hed

mo

vem

ent

wo

rk

is u

sed

to

mo

ve t

he e

nsem

ble

and

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prin

cip

als

roun

d

the

stag

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war

enes

s an

d u

se o

f sp

ace

and

oth

er

per

form

ers

is v

ital d

urin

g m

ove

men

t w

ork

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usy

stre

et s

cene

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r ex

amp

le m

ust

be

care

fully

pla

nned

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to

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ural

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ccur

acy

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a p

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ehea

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mo

vem

ent

seq

uenc

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u ha

ve le

arne

d in

cla

ss.

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orm

the

seq

uenc

e to

eac

h o

ther

and

giv

e fe

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abo

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in fr

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mirr

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are

per

form

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co

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univ

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first

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qui

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you

have

to

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next

min

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are

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anen

erg

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dan

ce

rout

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his

pro

duc

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the

dire

cto

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as k

een

for

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cho

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mem

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dev

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a ch

arac

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for

them

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ple

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bac

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und

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hel

pfu

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ticul

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in t

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it

gav

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e a

sens

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f pur

po

se.

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we

per

form

in a

diff

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eatr

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rtua

lly e

very

wee

k. N

o t

wo

sta

ges

are

co

mp

lete

ly a

like,

so

yo

u ha

ve t

o re

ally

co

ncen

trat

e to

mak

e su

re y

ou

kno

w w

here

yo

u ar

e in

rela

tion

to

the

set

and

oth

er p

erfo

rmer

s. It

als

o t

akes

a lo

t o

f en

erg

y to

giv

e it

your

all

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fter

nig

ht. I

try

to

th

ink

of e

very

per

form

ance

as

an o

pen

ing

nig

ht.

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r to

yo

u•

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t p

ress

ures

mig

ht p

erfo

rmin

g in

a lo

ng r

un

(a la

rge

num

ber

of p

erfo

rman

ces)

put

on

a p

erfo

rmer

?

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ow

mig

ht t

hey

keep

the

ir p

erfo

rman

ce w

ork

fr

esh?

dev

elo

pm

ent

wo

rk in

to p

ract

ice

und

er t

he g

uid

ance

o

f the

dire

cto

r. Th

e d

irect

or

advi

ses

on

inte

rpre

tatio

n an

d a

pp

licat

ion

of a

pp

rop

riate

act

ing

sty

les

to s

uit

the

sho

w a

nd t

he d

irect

or’s

cre

ativ

e vi

sio

n o

f the

pie

ce.

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dire

cto

r g

ives

feed

bac

k o

n an

act

or’s

per

form

ance

th

roug

hout

the

rehe

arsa

l per

iod

. The

y g

ive

inst

ruct

ions

ab

out

the

act

or’s

use

of m

ove

men

t an

d g

estu

re, t

heir

voca

l wo

rk a

nd t

heir

inte

rpre

tatio

n o

f the

ir ch

arac

ter.

The

acto

r m

ust

take

tha

t fe

edb

ack

po

sitiv

ely

to

imp

rove

and

dev

elo

p t

heir

per

form

ance

. It

is im

po

rtan

t to

rem

emb

er t

hat

the

dire

cto

r is

no

t m

akin

g p

erso

nal

rem

arks

or

criti

que

s. T

hey

wan

t th

e ac

tor

to g

ive

the

bes

t p

erfo

rman

ce t

hey

po

ssib

ly c

an.

Dur

ing

ear

ly re

hear

sals

thi

s fe

edb

ack

may

hap

pen

co

nsta

ntly

as

a sc

ene

is s

top

ped

and

sta

rted

, wo

rked

an

d re

wo

rked

. In

late

r re

hear

sals

, whe

n th

e d

irect

or

wan

ts t

he p

erfo

rmer

s to

run

a la

rger

sec

tion

of t

he

sho

w w

itho

ut in

terr

uptio

n, t

he d

irect

or

may

giv

e no

tes

at t

he e

nd o

f the

rehe

arsa

l. It

is im

po

rtan

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at a

p

erfo

rmer

list

ens

care

fully

to th

e d

irect

or’s

no

tes,

no

ting

d

ow

n an

y fe

edb

ack

that

rela

tes

to t

hem

, and

put

ting

in

stru

ctio

ns in

to p

ract

ice

dur

ing

the

nex

t re

hear

sal.

Your

cha

ract

er m

ay u

nder

go

var

ious

em

otio

ns

dur

ing

the

co

urse

of t

he s

how

, fo

r ex

amp

le:

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ar•

ang

er•

exci

tem

ent

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pp

ines

s•

wo

rry

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ustr

atio

n

Take

a s

cene

fro

m t

he s

how

and

co

nsid

er t

he

emo

tiona

l sta

te o

f yo

ur c

hara

cter

dur

ing

the

sce

ne.

Co

nsid

er h

ow

the

em

otio

n(s)

mig

ht m

anife

st

them

selv

es in

the

cha

ract

er’s

beh

avio

ur, i

.e. i

n th

eir

voic

e, fa

cial

exp

ress

ions

, mo

vem

ents

and

ges

ture

s.

You

coul

d d

o t

his

by

thin

king

bac

k to

a t

ime

whe

n yo

u fe

lt th

e sa

me

emo

tion(

s), e

.g. w

hen

you

wer

e w

orr

ied

ab

out

an

exam

resu

lt, y

ou

mig

ht h

ave

bee

n fid

get

y an

d u

nab

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o s

tay

still

.

Use

thi

s m

emo

ry t

o in

form

yo

ur w

ork

whe

n re

hear

sing

the

sce

ne.

Asse

ssm

ent a

ctiv

ity 3

Take

par

t in

rehe

arsa

ls fo

r a

mus

ical

pro

duc

tion.

Initi

al re

hear

sals

may

incl

ude

wo

rk o

n:

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usic

al n

umb

ers

•d

ance

and

mo

vem

ent

sect

ions

•d

ialo

gue

sec

tions

.

Late

r re

hear

sals

will

req

uire

the

co

mb

inin

g o

f thi

s w

ork

as

the

sho

w c

om

es t

og

ethe

r.

You

sho

uld

co

ntrib

ute

to a

ll re

hear

sals

yo

u ar

e re

qui

red

to

att

end

, mai

ntai

ning

a s

uita

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leve

l of

dis

cip

line

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Evid

ence

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per

form

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po

rtfo

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sec

tio

n 3

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tes

on

the

wo

rk y

ou

und

erta

ke in

rehe

arsa

ls.

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r o

bse

rvat

ions

You

tuto

r w

ill m

oni

tor

you

and

ass

ess

your

ab

ility

to

co

ntrib

ute

po

sitiv

ely

to re

hear

sals

.

Rec

ord

ing

s

Rec

ord

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s o

f mile

sto

ne re

hear

sals

may

be

reco

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top

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